Nilupak is a Filipino delicacy made of cassava, coconut, butter, condensed milk and sugar topped with grated coconut or cheese.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Filipino
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 10
Calories 221kcal
Ingredients
1poundgrated cassava
½cupshredded coconut
½cupcondensed milk
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
⅛teaspoonsalt
½cupgrated coconut
2tablespoonssugar
2tablespoonsbutter
Instructions
In a pan with medium to low heat combine frozen grated cassava, grated coconut, condensed milk, butter and salt.
Mix and stir once in a while to prevent it from burning.
Spread it over the pan to cook evenly for 25 minutes.
It will become sticky. Roll in a log and divide it evenly into 10.
Form each piece into a circle or oval. Cook till each side is golden.
While waiting for cassava to cook, prepare banana leaves.
Heat stove to low and run banana leaves quickly over fire to make it pliable.
Cut 10 pieces of banana leaves. Place a small piece or ¼ teaspoon of butter in the middle of each banana leaves. Set aside.
Prepare coconut topping
Combine grated coconut and sugar. Mix well. Set aside.
Once cassava is done. Transfer each piece in the banana leaves and top each Nilupak with a small piece of butter (¼ teaspoon) and grated coconut and sugar.